The USD opens New York mixed after a quiet two-way overnight session aided by non-USD cross spreading; minor economic news helped to underpin the majors as the week gets underway. Overnight China announced a large economic stimulus plan and "appropriate measures" to be taken in order to continue China's record expansion; traders note that most of the Asian currencies were slightly weaker against the Yen and USD on the news. Equities rallied in Asia as well taking their cue from the news despite ongoing concerns of global recession; Wall Street is expected to open firmer today as well likely due to spillover effects from European bourses which are mostly higher as well.

According to Chicago Tribune sources, William Balfour, the only individual identified as a 'person of interest' in the double slaying of Jennifer Hudson's mother and brother, allegedly confessed his involvement to a current girlfriend.

However, Balfour's girlfriend told police, he played no role in the death of Hudson's nephew, seven year old Julian King, son of Jennifer's sister Julia and Balfour's estranged wife. King, who also went missing the same time as the shootings took place, was later discovered shot dead in an SUV found on the South Side of Chicago.

According to a report published recently, Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios, better known as MGM is the first major movie studio to post full-length feature films on YouTube, the world's biggest stage for online videos.

After spending months smoothing fractured relationships in Hollywood, YouTube as reported by CNET News on Thursday, is preparing to launch a feature-film service on its website.

If, Us magazine is to be believed, Sienna Miller and boyfriend Balthazar Getty have split up. Talking to the magazine at Hollywood Dominoes VIP launch in London, Miller said she was single and completely happy about it, as being in a relationship meant the press was constantly prying and criticizing it.

The DVD launch and release party of DreamWorks Animation film 'Kung Fu Panda', including the premiere of its companion adventure story, 'Secrets of the Furious Five' held at Los Angeles' Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Sunday, saw a glowing Angelina Jolie, 33, heating up the red carpet in a simple black Ralph Lauren mini complemented by beige coloured Stuart Weitzman peep-toes and Conroy & Wilcox earrings.

Australian actress, Nicole Kidman, is all set to produce and star as the world's first post-operation transsexual married to Charlize Theron in 'The Danish Girl', a film based on the true life story of Danish artists Einar and Greta Wegener. Their marriage undergoes a deep change when Einar (Kidman) stands in for a female model Greta
(Theron) is to paint.

As their portraits become hugely popular in the Copenhagen of the 1920s, Einar encouraged by his wife to adopt the female guise, undergoes the landmark 1931 operation and in what began as a harmless has him metamorphosis into a female, thus threatening their love for each other.